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EKRAN House

Designed by AO Coltman of Booty and Edwards, this building was constructed in 1937. Originally know as the Anglo-Oriental Building, it was later taken over by the Malaysian Mining Corporation. Architect Chen Voon Fee renovated the building in 1988 for use by Mahkota College.

The building is an excellent example of Art Deco construction with extensive use of Art Deco elements and ornamentation, characteristic of the style. Situated on the corner of Jalan Tangsi and Jalan Parlimen, it has a double frontage of two asymmetrical wings. The curved corner of the building houses the main entrance. Two prominent pylons with flagpoles on top flank the entry. Projecting from these pylons is a concrete canopy shading the entrance. Observe the decorative grooved pattern around the perimeter belt between the colonnade and windows.

During renovation, the internal lower roof was replaced by a reinforced concrete floor. This created a usable space in the core of the building. A ring of corridors, which wrap around the three-storey atrium, links the internal rooms. The building is currently owned and occupied by EKRAN Berhad.

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